Captain #SmitMachchhar chanted the #HanumanChalisa invoking Lord Hanuman to protect him & his passengers. The Hanuman Chalisa is India’s incredible cultural legacy of devotional hymns dedicated to #Hanuman and attributed to the 16th century poet-saint Goswami #Tulsidas.
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Reminds me of a quote from Vidur Neeti in Mahabharata
न देवा दण्डमादाय
रक्षन्ति पशुपालवत्।
यं तु रक्षितुमिच्छन्ति
बुद्ध्या संविभजन्ति तम्।।
The gods don't protect the way staff wielding herders guard their cattle. Whoever they wish to save they bestow intellect to him.
India has a soul.
You can see it in the story of the Good Maharaja, Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar, who opened his kingdom to Polish children fleeing war, persecution and displacement during the Second World War. Among those he sheltered were Jewish refugees.
At a time when much of the world was closing its doors, he opened his.
He did not ask what religion the children belonged to. He did not ask whether helping them was politically convenient. He saw frightened children who needed sanctuary, and he gave it to them.
That matters.
Because nations are not defined only by armies, borders or governments. They are also defined by the moments when their people choose humanity over indifference.
In an age when history is too often reduced to grievance and accusation, remember this story.
Remember that India has a soul.
A civilisational instinct for refuge, dignity and protection that revealed itself when it mattered most.
Yes, Sir!
PM acknowledges what hate would have been manufactured against India and Indian pilots if Capt. Smit, in spite of his valiant efforts, had failed to prevent the terrorist from crashing.
My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.
Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.
He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.
I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.
He is a true hero.
When someone says “I love you” but Dostoevsky said:
“I dreamed of you before I ever met you, and when I finally did, it was as if I had known you all my life”